diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/headcrab.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/headslug.dm
similarity index 88%
rename from code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/headcrab.dm
rename to code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/headslug.dm
index b39a2bba0d5..f29ec02db54 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/headcrab.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/headslug.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/datum/action/changeling/headcrab
+/datum/action/changeling/headslug
 	name = "Last Resort"
 	desc = "We sacrifice our current body in a moment of need, placing us in control of a vessel that can plant our likeness in a new host. Costs 20 chemicals."
 	helptext = "We will be placed in control of a small, fragile creature. We may attack a corpse like this to plant an egg which will slowly mature into a new form for us."
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 	dna_cost = 1
 	req_human = 1
 
-/datum/action/changeling/headcrab/try_to_sting(mob/user, mob/target)
+/datum/action/changeling/headslug/try_to_sting(mob/user, mob/target)
     if(alert("Are you sure you wish to do this? This action cannot be undone.",,"Yes","No")=="No")
         return
     ..()
 
-/datum/action/changeling/headcrab/sting_action(mob/user)
+/datum/action/changeling/headslug/sting_action(mob/user)
 	var/datum/mind/M = user.mind
 	var/list/organs = user.get_organs_zone("head", 1)
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		S.Weaken(3)
 	var/new_location = user.drop_location()
 	spawn(5) // So it's not killed in explosion
-		var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/crab = new(new_location)
+		var/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headslug/crab = new(new_location)
 		for(var/obj/item/organ/internal/I in organs)
 			I.loc = crab
 		crab.origin = M
diff --git a/code/modules/events/headcrabs.dm b/code/modules/events/headcrabs.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3c02212a40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/events/headcrabs.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+#define LOC_ATMOS_CONTROL 0
+#define LOC_FPMAINT 1
+#define LOC_FPMAINT2 2
+#define LOC_FSMAINT 3
+#define LOC_FSMAINT2 4
+#define LOC_ASMAINT 5
+#define LOC_ASMAINT2 6
+#define LOC_APMAINT 7
+#define LOC_MAINTCENTRAL 8
+#define LOC_FORE 9
+#define LOC_STARBOARD 10
+#define LOC_PORT 11
+#define LOC_AFT 12
+#define LOC_STORAGE 13
+#define LOC_DISPOSAL 14
+#define LOC_GENETICS 15
+#define LOC_ELECTRICAL 16
+#define LOC_ABANDONEDBAR 17
+#define LOC_ELECTRICAL_SHOP 18
+#define LOC_GAMBLING_DEN 19
+
+#define HEADCRAB_NORMAL 0
+/*#define HEADCRAB_SPECIAL 1
+#define HEADCRAB_CLOWN 2 */ //Planned for the future
+
+/datum/event/headcrabs
+	announceWhen = 10
+	endWhen = 11
+	var/location
+	var/locstring
+	var/headcrab
+
+/datum/event/headcrabs/start()
+
+	location = rand(0,19)
+	var/list/turf/simulated/floor/turfs = list()
+	var/spawn_area_type
+	switch(location)
+		if(LOC_ATMOS_CONTROL)	
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/atmos_control
+			locstring = "Atmospherics Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_FPMAINT)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/fpmaint
+			locstring = "EVA Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_FPMAINT2)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/fpmaint2
+			locstring = "Arrivals North Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_FSMAINT)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/fsmaint
+			locstring = "Dormitory Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_FSMAINT2)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/fsmaint2
+			locstring = "Bar Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_ASMAINT)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/asmaint
+			locstring = "Medbay Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_ASMAINT2)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/asmaint2
+			locstring = "Science Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_APMAINT)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/apmaint
+			locstring = "Cargo Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_MAINTCENTRAL)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/maintcentral
+			locstring = "Bridge Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_FORE)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/fore
+			locstring = "Fore Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_STARBOARD)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/starboard
+			locstring = "Starboard Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_PORT)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/port
+			locstring = "Locker Room Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_AFT)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/aft
+			locstring = "Engineering Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_STORAGE)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/storage
+			locstring = "Atmospherics Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_DISPOSAL)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/disposal
+			locstring = "Waste Disposal"
+		if(LOC_GENETICS)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/genetics
+			locstring = "Genetics Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_ELECTRICAL)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/electrical
+			locstring = "Electrical Maintenance"
+		if(LOC_ABANDONEDBAR)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/abandonedbar
+			locstring = "Maintenance Bar"
+		if(LOC_ELECTRICAL_SHOP)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/electrical_shop
+			locstring ="Electronics Den"
+		if(LOC_GAMBLING_DEN)
+			spawn_area_type = /area/maintenance/gambling_den
+			locstring = "Gambling Den"
+	for(var/areapath in typesof(spawn_area_type))
+		var/area/A = locate(areapath)
+		for(var/turf/simulated/floor/F in A.contents)
+			if(turf_clear(F))
+				turfs += F
+
+	var/list/spawn_types = list()
+	var/max_number
+	headcrab = 0 //rand(0,x) for the future
+	switch(headcrab) //Switch is for the future
+		if(HEADCRAB_NORMAL)
+			spawn_types = list(/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab)
+			max_number = 6
+
+	var/num = rand(2,max_number)
+	while(turfs.len > 0 && num > 0)
+		var/turf/simulated/floor/T = pick(turfs)
+		turfs.Remove(T)
+		num--
+		var/spawn_type = pick(spawn_types)
+		new spawn_type(T)
+
+
+/datum/event/headcrabs/announce()
+	event_announcement.Announce("Bioscans indicate that creatures have been breeding in [locstring]. Clear them out, before this starts to affect productivity", "Lifesign Alert")
+
+#undef LOC_ATMOS_CONTROL
+#undef LOC_FPMAINT
+#undef LOC_FPMAINT2
+#undef LOC_FSMAINT
+#undef LOC_FSMAINT2
+#undef LOC_ASMAINT
+#undef LOC_ASMAINT2
+#undef LOC_APMAINT
+#undef LOC_MAINTCENTRAL
+#undef LOC_FORE
+#undef LOC_STARBOARD 
+#undef LOC_PORT 
+#undef LOC_AFT 
+#undef LOC_STORAGE 
+#undef LOC_DISPOSAL 
+#undef LOC_GENETICS 
+#undef LOC_ELECTRICAL 
+#undef LOC_ABANDONEDBAR 
+#undef LOC_ELECTRICAL_SHOP 
+#undef LOC_GAMBLING_DEN 
+
+#undef HEADCRAB_NORMAL
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab.dm
index c82a0ee7806..1ef6f06259f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab.dm
@@ -1,100 +1,106 @@
-#define EGG_INCUBATION_TIME 120
-
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab
-	name = "headslug"
-	desc = "Absolutely not de-beaked or harmless. Keep away from corpses."
+	name = "headcrab"
+	desc = "A small parasitic creature that would like to connect with your brain stem."
+	icon = 'icons/mob/headcrab.dmi'
 	icon_state = "headcrab"
 	icon_living = "headcrab"
 	icon_dead = "headcrab_dead"
-	icon = 'icons/mob/mob.dmi'
-	health = 50
-	maxHealth = 50
+	health = 40
+	maxHealth = 40
 	melee_damage_lower = 5
-	melee_damage_upper = 5
-	attacktext = "chomps"
-	attack_sound = 'sound/weapons/bite.ogg'
-	faction = list("creature")
-	robust_searching = 1
-	stat_attack = 2
-	obj_damage = 0
-	environment_smash = 0
-	speak_emote = list("squeaks")
-	ventcrawler = 2
-	var/datum/mind/origin
-	var/egg_lain = 0
+	melee_damage_upper = 10
+	ranged = 1
+	ranged_message = "leaps"
+	ranged_cooldown_time = 40
+	var/jumpdistance = 4
+	var/jumpspeed = 1
+	attacktext = "bites"
+	attack_sound = 'sound/creatures/headcrab_attack.ogg'
+	speak_emote = list("hisses")
+	var/is_zombie = 0
+	stat_attack = 1 //so they continue to attack when they are on the ground.
+	var/host_species = ""
+	var/list/human_overlays = list()
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/examine(mob/user)
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/Life(seconds, times_fired)
+	if(!is_zombie && isturf(src.loc) && stat != DEAD)
+		for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H in oview(src, 1)) //Only for corpse right next to/on same tile
+			if(H.stat == DEAD || (!H.check_death_method() && H.health <= HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD))
+				Zombify(H)
+				break
 	..()
-	if(stat == DEAD)
-		to_chat(desc = "It appears to be dead.")
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/proc/Infect(mob/living/carbon/victim)
-	var/obj/item/organ/internal/body_egg/changeling_egg/egg = new(victim)
-	egg.insert(victim)
-	if(origin)
-		egg.origin = origin
-	else if(mind) // Let's make this a feature
-		egg.origin = mind
-	for(var/obj/item/organ/internal/I in src)
-		I.loc = egg
-	visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] plants something in [victim]'s flesh!</span>", \
-					"<span class='danger'>We inject our egg into [victim]'s body!</span>")
-	egg_lain = 1
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/OpenFire(atom/A)
+	if(check_friendly_fire)
+		for(var/turf/T in getline(src,A)) // Not 100% reliable but this is faster than simulating actual trajectory
+			for(var/mob/living/L in T)
+				if(L == src || L == A)
+					continue
+				if(faction_check(L) && !attack_same)
+					return
+	visible_message("<span class='danger'><b>[src]</b> [ranged_message] at [A]!</span>")
+	throw_at(A, jumpdistance, jumpspeed, spin = FALSE, diagonals_first = TRUE)
+	ranged_cooldown = world.time + ranged_cooldown_time	
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/AttackingTarget()
-	if(egg_lain)
-		target.attack_animal(src)
-		return
-	if(iscarbon(target) && !issmall(target))
-		// Changeling egg can survive in aliens!
-		var/mob/living/carbon/C = target
-		if(C.stat == DEAD)
-			if(C.status_flags & XENO_HOST)
-				to_chat(src, "<span class='userdanger'>A foreign presence repels us from this body. Perhaps we should try to infest another?</span>")
-				return
-			Infect(target)
-			to_chat(src, "<span class='userdanger'>With our egg laid, our death approaches rapidly...</span>")
-			spawn(100)
-				death()
-			return
-	target.attack_animal(src)
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/proc/Zombify(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
+	if(!H.check_death_method())
+		H.death()
+	var/obj/item/organ/external/head/head_organ = H.get_organ("head")
+	is_zombie = TRUE
+	if(H.wear_suit)
+		var/obj/item/clothing/suit/armor/A = H.wear_suit
+		if(A.armor && A.armor["melee"])
+			maxHealth += A.armor["melee"] //That zombie's got armor, I want armor!
+	maxHealth += 50
+	health = maxHealth
+	name = "zombie"
+	desc = "A corpse animated by the alien being on its head."
+	melee_damage_lower = 10
+	melee_damage_upper = 15
+	ranged = 0
+	icon = H.icon
+	speak = list('sound/creatures/zombie_idle1.ogg','sound/creatures/zombie_idle2.ogg','sound/creatures/zombie_idle3.ogg')
+	speak_chance = 50
+	speak_emote = list("groans")
+	attacktext = "bites"
+	attack_sound = 'sound/creatures/zombie_attack.ogg'
+	icon_state = "zombie2_s"
+	if(head_organ)
+		head_organ.h_style = null
+	H.update_hair()
+	host_species = H.dna.species.name
+	human_overlays = H.overlays
+	update_icons()
+	H.forceMove(src)
+	visible_message("<span class='warning'>The corpse of [H.name] suddenly rises!</span>")
 
-/obj/item/organ/internal/body_egg/changeling_egg
-	name = "changeling egg"
-	desc = "Twitching and disgusting."
-	origin_tech = "biotech=7" // You need to be really lucky to obtain it.
-	var/datum/mind/origin
-	var/time
-
-/obj/item/organ/internal/body_egg/changeling_egg/egg_process()
-	// Changeling eggs grow in dead people
-	time++
-	if(time >= EGG_INCUBATION_TIME)
-		Pop()
-		remove(owner)
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/death()
+	..()
+	if(is_zombie)
 		qdel(src)
 
-/obj/item/organ/internal/body_egg/changeling_egg/proc/Pop()
-	var/mob/living/carbon/human/monkey/M = new(owner)
-	owner.stomach_contents += M
 
-	for(var/obj/item/organ/internal/I in src)
-		I.insert(M, 1)
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/handle_automated_speech() // This way they have different screams when attacking, sometimes. Might be seen as sphagetthi code though.
+	if(speak_chance)
+		if(rand(0,200) < speak_chance)
+			if(speak && speak.len)
+				playsound(get_turf(src), pick(speak), 200, 1)
 
-	if(origin && origin.current && (origin.current.stat == DEAD))
-		origin.transfer_to(M)
-		if(!origin.changeling)
-			M.make_changeling()
-		if(origin.changeling.can_absorb_dna(M, owner))
-			origin.changeling.absorb_dna(owner, M)
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/Destroy()
+	if(contents)
+		for(var/mob/M in contents)
+			M.loc = get_turf(src)
+	return ..()
 
-		var/datum/action/changeling/humanform/HF = new
-		HF.Grant(M)
-		for(var/power in origin.changeling.purchasedpowers)
-			var/datum/action/changeling/S = power
-			if(istype(S) && S.needs_button)
-				S.Grant(M)
-		M.key = origin.key
-	owner.gib()
 
-#undef EGG_INCUBATION_TIME
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headcrab/update_icons()
+	..()
+	if(is_zombie)
+		overlays.Cut()
+		overlays = human_overlays
+		var/image/I = image('icons/mob/headcrab.dmi', icon_state = "headcrabpod")
+		if(host_species == "Vox")
+			I = image('icons/mob/headcrab.dmi', icon_state = "headcrabpod_vox")
+		else if(host_species == "Gray")
+			I = image('icons/mob/headcrab.dmi', icon_state = "headcrabpod_gray")
+		overlays += I
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headslug.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headslug.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2fc98c483f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headslug.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#define EGG_INCUBATION_TIME 120
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headslug
+	name = "headslug"
+	desc = "Absolutely not de-beaked or harmless. Keep away from corpses."
+	icon_state = "headslug"
+	icon_living = "headslug"
+	icon_dead = "headslug_dead"
+	icon = 'icons/mob/mob.dmi'
+	health = 50
+	maxHealth = 50
+	melee_damage_lower = 5
+	melee_damage_upper = 5
+	attacktext = "chomps"
+	attack_sound = 'sound/weapons/bite.ogg'
+	faction = list("creature")
+	robust_searching = 1
+	stat_attack = 2
+	obj_damage = 0
+	environment_smash = 0
+	speak_emote = list("squeaks")
+	ventcrawler = 2
+	var/datum/mind/origin
+	var/egg_lain = 0
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headslug/examine(mob/user)
+	..()
+	if(stat == DEAD)
+		to_chat(desc = "It appears to be dead.")
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headslug/proc/Infect(mob/living/carbon/victim)
+	var/obj/item/organ/internal/body_egg/changeling_egg/egg = new(victim)
+	egg.insert(victim)
+	if(origin)
+		egg.origin = origin
+	else if(mind) // Let's make this a feature
+		egg.origin = mind
+	for(var/obj/item/organ/internal/I in src)
+		I.loc = egg
+	visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] plants something in [victim]'s flesh!</span>", \
+					"<span class='danger'>We inject our egg into [victim]'s body!</span>")
+	egg_lain = 1
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/headslug/AttackingTarget()
+	if(egg_lain)
+		target.attack_animal(src)
+		return
+	if(iscarbon(target) && !issmall(target))
+		// Changeling egg can survive in aliens!
+		var/mob/living/carbon/C = target
+		if(C.stat == DEAD)
+			if(C.status_flags & XENO_HOST)
+				to_chat(src, "<span class='userdanger'>A foreign presence repels us from this body. Perhaps we should try to infest another?</span>")
+				return
+			Infect(target)
+			to_chat(src, "<span class='userdanger'>With our egg laid, our death approaches rapidly...</span>")
+			spawn(100)
+				death()
+			return
+	target.attack_animal(src)
+
+/obj/item/organ/internal/body_egg/changeling_egg
+	name = "changeling egg"
+	desc = "Twitching and disgusting."
+	origin_tech = "biotech=7" // You need to be really lucky to obtain it.
+	var/datum/mind/origin
+	var/time
+
+/obj/item/organ/internal/body_egg/changeling_egg/egg_process()
+	// Changeling eggs grow in dead people
+	time++
+	if(time >= EGG_INCUBATION_TIME)
+		Pop()
+		remove(owner)
+		qdel(src)
+
+/obj/item/organ/internal/body_egg/changeling_egg/proc/Pop()
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/monkey/M = new(owner)
+	owner.stomach_contents += M
+
+	for(var/obj/item/organ/internal/I in src)
+		I.insert(M, 1)
+
+	if(origin && origin.current && (origin.current.stat == DEAD))
+		origin.transfer_to(M)
+		if(!origin.changeling)
+			M.make_changeling()
+		if(origin.changeling.can_absorb_dna(M, owner))
+			origin.changeling.absorb_dna(owner, M)
+
+		var/datum/action/changeling/humanform/HF = new
+		HF.Grant(M)
+		for(var/power in origin.changeling.purchasedpowers)
+			var/datum/action/changeling/S = power
+			if(istype(S) && S.needs_button)
+				S.Grant(M)
+		M.key = origin.key
+	owner.gib()
+
+#undef EGG_INCUBATION_TIME
diff --git a/icons/mob/headcrab.dmi b/icons/mob/headcrab.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4db08f13e76
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/mob/headcrab.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/mob/mob.dmi b/icons/mob/mob.dmi
index 014242b9d90..ed193927004 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/mob.dmi and b/icons/mob/mob.dmi differ
diff --git a/paradise.dme b/paradise.dme
index aab6fa63ad7..6b632ad1916 100644
--- a/paradise.dme
+++ b/paradise.dme
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
 #include "code\game\gamemodes\changeling\powers\epinephrine.dm"
 #include "code\game\gamemodes\changeling\powers\fakedeath.dm"
 #include "code\game\gamemodes\changeling\powers\fleshmend.dm"
-#include "code\game\gamemodes\changeling\powers\headcrab.dm"
+#include "code\game\gamemodes\changeling\powers\headslug.dm"
 #include "code\game\gamemodes\changeling\powers\hivemind.dm"
 #include "code\game\gamemodes\changeling\powers\humanform.dm"
 #include "code\game\gamemodes\changeling\powers\lesserform.dm"
@@ -1444,6 +1444,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\events\false_alarm.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\floorcluwne.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\grid_check.dm"
+#include "code\modules\events\headcrabs.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\immovable_rod.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\infestation.dm"
 #include "code\modules\events\ion_storm.dm"
@@ -1924,6 +1925,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\simple_animal\hostile\floorcluwne.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\simple_animal\hostile\giant_spider.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\simple_animal\hostile\headcrab.dm"
+#include "code\modules\mob\living\simple_animal\hostile\headslug.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\simple_animal\hostile\hellhound.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\simple_animal\hostile\hivebot.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\simple_animal\hostile\hostile.dm"
@@ -2442,4 +2444,4 @@
 #include "goon\code\datums\browserOutput.dm"
 #include "interface\interface.dm"
 #include "interface\skin.dmf"
-// END_INCLUDE
+// END_INCLUDE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sound/creatures/headcrab_attack.ogg b/sound/creatures/headcrab_attack.ogg
new file mode 100644
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